Precious (Chanté Moore album)
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Precious is the debut studio album
by American
singer Chanté Moore
, released by MCA Records
on September 29, 1992 in the United States
. The album featured production from Simon Law
, Bebe Winans
, George Duke
, among others. Precious spawned four singles; including the Top 40 R&B hits Love's Taken Over and It's Alright, Who Do I Turn To and As If We Never Met. On the episode of A Different World, Precious was the cover of the album was seen on Dorian's dorm room (Bumper Robinson
) on the wallpaper which was her longtime husband actor Kadeem Hardison
who played Dwayne Wayne on the 1993 lost episode, "Homey, Don't Ya Know Me".
The album peaked at number one hundred and one on the Billboard 200
chart on March 20, 1993. Precious was certified gold
by the RIAA on November 14, 1994.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by American
United States
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singer Chanté Moore
Chanté Moore
Chanté Moore is an American R&B and jazz singer.-Biography:Born to a gospel minister, she grew up singing in the church and was heavily influenced by the music of George Duke and Lee Ritenour. While in high school, she decided to make a career of singing...
, released by MCA Records
MCA Records
MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...
on September 29, 1992 in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The album featured production from Simon Law
Simon Law
Simon Law is a former keyboardist and songwriter for Soul II Soul.While Law was with Soul II Soul, the band had a #1 UK hit single with "Back To Life ", where he appeared in one of the song's two music videos, and a Top 10 hit with "Keep On Movin'"...
, Bebe Winans
BeBe Winans
Benjamin "BeBe" Winans is a gospel and R&B singer. He is a member of the noted Winans family, most members of which are also gospel artists.-The PTL Club:...
, George Duke
George Duke
George Duke is a multi-faceted American musician, known as a keyboard pioneer, composer, singer and producer in both jazz and popular mainstream musical genres. He has worked with numerous acclaimed artists as arranger, music director, writer and co-writer, record producer and professor of music...
, among others. Precious spawned four singles; including the Top 40 R&B hits Love's Taken Over and It's Alright, Who Do I Turn To and As If We Never Met. On the episode of A Different World, Precious was the cover of the album was seen on Dorian's dorm room (Bumper Robinson
Bumper Robinson
Bumper Robinson is an American actor and voice artist. Robinson got his nickname because he repeatedly bumped into things while running through his home as a young child.- Life and career :...
) on the wallpaper which was her longtime husband actor Kadeem Hardison
Kadeem Hardison
Kadeem Hardison is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Dwayne Wayne on A Different World, a spin-off of the long-running NBC sitcom The Cosby Show.-Childhood:...
who played Dwayne Wayne on the 1993 lost episode, "Homey, Don't Ya Know Me".
The album peaked at number one hundred and one on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
chart on March 20, 1993. Precious was certified gold
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
by the RIAA on November 14, 1994.
Tracklisting
| # | |Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Love's Taken Over Love's Taken Over "Love's Taken Over" is the title of a top twenty R&B by Chante Moore. The song is one of Moore's biggest R&B hits to date peaking at number thirteen on the Billboard R&B chart and spent thirty-three weeks on the Billboard chart.-Chart positions:... |
6:39 |
| 2. | Precious | 5:54 |
| 3. | It's Alright | 5:39 |
| 4. | Finding My Way Back To You | 5:00 |
| 5. | Listen To My Song | 5:32 |
| 6. | As If We Never Met | 3:26 |
| 7. | Candlelight And You (Featuring Keith Washington Keith Washington Keith Washington is an American R&B vocalist from Detroit, Michigan who scored a hit single in the United States in 1991 with "Kissing You," which was also used as background music for a General Hospital on ABC... ) |
5:20 |
| 8. | Who Do I Turn To? | 4:44 |
| 9. | I Wanna Love (Like That Again) | 5:06 |
| 10. | Sexy Thang | 5:44 |
| 11. | Because You're Mine (With Bebe Winans BeBe Winans Benjamin "BeBe" Winans is a gospel and R&B singer. He is a member of the noted Winans family, most members of which are also gospel artists.-The PTL Club:... ) |
4:25 |
| 12. | Love's Taken Over (Quiet Storm Quiet storm Quiet storm is a late-night radio format, featuring soulful slow jams, pioneered in the mid-1970s by then-station-intern Melvin Lindsey at WHUR-FM, in Washington, D.C. Smokey Robinson's like-titled hit single, released in 1975 as the title track to his third solo album, lent its name to the format... Mix) |
6:39 |